Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-15
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
lsnecisl Cor. OF the Alexandria GAzErTE

RlcBMoND, Ve.,..Dec. IA. 18S7.--It was de-
cidei to-day by the democrats to hold a
caucus next Monday night to nominate city
judges. TIE impression is that judge for
the city of Alexandria will not be nomina-
ted ct that caucus because there's a bill now
pending looking to the increase of the saa
ry CT the judge Of the Corporation Court of
Alexandria, and consequently 1t is thought
that Alexandria will be passed by. There
are one or two gentlemen spoken of in con-
nection with the Office who will not accept
the position at the present salary, 50
postpon ement Of the nomination will proba
bly be made go as to give these gentlemen
chance for the place. Members of the Leg
islsture have no objection to increasing the
salary provided the city is responsible for
| the increase.
Clerk Bigger, of the House of Delegates.
will Bforward TO each Representative In
Congress and 10 The two u Senator's from
Virginia copy Of the resolution requesting
them TO vote for the Blair bill, or any other
better measure looking to Federal aid to
the public free schools. The republicans
tried very hard in the House to-day to get
M some political capital when this reso!u
ton came up for consideration, bu; they
made moor out OF it" az prominent poll
ticiaps remarked Mr.. Echos. the yonng
democratic delegate FROM Augusta who has
had much experience as legislator,
poured hot shot into the republican
ranks during the debate upon the res
olution. The way in which he referred
to Malone skulking into the cloak room to
keep from voting upon The RiaiI bill was not
ct all pleasant to the ears of the republican
delegates Mr.. Echois was speaking NY
the record" and be took great pleasure in
giving as his authority T. S. Senator Rid.
dleberger. Mr. Echols' speech was highly
COMMUNICATED, as it was very timeiy. He
was replying to Delegate Waddiil, CT Hen-
rico. and this is the way he closed 1.-THE
democratic party Of Virginia is in favor Of
the Blair bill. L has been consistent
throughout III its advocacy OF thia important
bill, and the gentleman from Henrico can
not rise upon this floor and trJ 10 make the
contrary appear without being met by tias
denial hy zoe and my associates.
So Col. a. s Buford. Of Richmond is made
chairman OF the House Committee on Fl
uspce. Col. Buford is the right man 10 the
right place. re is good lluancier, es bis
record will attest. II is said that shortly at
ter the war he was country lawyer with
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very fiat. lie became ntereeted in railroad
enterprises and to- lay is rated st $500 600.
IF this Colonel can make the same peroent-
age for the Commonwealth while at the
head OF the Finance com mittee ofthe House
Virginia could soon easily pay her deb:
Mr. Hay, OF Madison, was member OF the
Committee for Courts of Justice last session,
and his appointment az chairman OF that
committee this session i5 but q recognition
of his valuable services two years ego. He
is young lawyer, a good talker, IN expert
enced legislator, and, if am not mistaken
be is dead against local option.
There will be great deal of tariff talk 10
the Senate to morrow, when the j"int resc-
! luton requesting our Senators and Repro
sentativea 10 Congress to vote for the re-
peal Of the iaternal revenue tax will
be in!roduced in that body. Tho in.
dica;ious for two hours OF tariff and internal
revenue talk are very encouraging Among
the Senators who will have something to
say upon the tubiect, and who will probably
say at length, arc Senators Heaton and
Stubbs. The resolution comes up ct enc
o'clock as special order, and as it is mat
ter upon which every member desires TO
make record, the probability Is that the
debate will not be concluded to morrow.
Senator Mills was in his seat to-day when
Senate Joint resolution returning thanks to
Attorney General Ayers, and Messrs Scott
and McCabe, for their action in testing the
validity of the order of U. s. Circuit Court
came up for consideration. He did not
vote, however, and so Senator Heaton des
iguatod him. Senator Mills being required
10 vote, voted against the resolution In
mediately after this, Gen. Wickham, who
had voted for the resolution, changed his
vote to the negative. Senator Mills repre-
sents the county from which the Attorney
General comes and perhaps this ia one rea
son why the Senator from Loudoun was
anxious to know what Mr.. Mills thought Of
the matfer under consideration